Sericocarpus Explained

Sericocarpus is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2]} Whitetop aster is a common name for the genus.

Species^{[3] [4]}

• Sericocarpus asteroides - United States (MS AL GA FL SC NC TN KY WV VA MD DE NJ PA OH MI NY CT MA RI VT NH ME)
• Sericocarpus linifolius - United States (LA MS AL GA SC NC TN KY WV VA MD DE NJ PA OH IN MI NY CT MA RI NH)
• Sericocarpus oregonensis United States (CA OR WA)
• Sericocarpus rigidus - Canada (BC), United States (WA OR)
• Sericocarpus tortifolius - United States (LA MS AL GA FL SC NC)

formerly included^[3] see Eucephalus

• Sericocarpus tomentellus - Eucephalus tomentellus

Notes and References

1. Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1832. Genera et Species Asterearum 10, 148–152
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=130148 Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 101 White-topped aster, Sericocarpus Nees
3. https://archive.today/20150112021350/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/compositaeweb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=8a6b062e-0ca1-43a4-8f20-5e587f80e579 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
4. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Sericocarpus Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps